A strange book. Johnny has just started at a new school following a move after the death of his father, and has managed to get on the wrong side of school bully Liam, until a chance encounter with a swan changes everything.
I thought the plot overall was interesting but I feel like it could have gone further than it did, make it a true contemporary/fantasy mash-up. The characters were interesting. I liked Johnny and his inner conflicts. Mojo was very cute, reading I wondered if maybe he was on the autistic spectrum what with his obsession with his drawing and his deeply involved animal impersonations. Or I could be wrong and it's just normal 5 year old behaviour with added grief.
Stefan was a decent character but the mentioned girls, Lola and Phoebe, have barely any defined personalities. I liked Mrs Cray but her dance idea was very out there and most schools probably wouldn't allow it to be run in that way. Also the swan thing was a little forced and overall everything was a bit disjointed and it didn't actually end, it just stopped.
Also I know it's wrong to judge covers but that one makes no sense, there were no fire breathing horses or ninja cats mentioned at all. Or birthday cakes for that matter. The other images of a bus, tower block, football and swan make more sense.
2/5 stars.
Stef Out x
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